Phosphorous flare removed from La Manga beach

The flare was transported to Cartagena by navy bomb disposal experts

Members of one of the Spanish navy’s diving units were called out along with bomb disposal experts to the beach of La Manga del Mar Menor on Friday, when a bather spotted a phosphorus flare just a few metres from the shoreline.

The explosive device was successfully retrieved and transported to navy premises in Cartagena, where it was deactivated, and the area, which had been cordoned off by the Policía Local of San Javier, was reopened to the public.